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Finally, calculations were also done with the CARBDOSE model (Rydell and Keene, 1993), which is intended for POE-type units only. Two calculations were done. The first assumes that the radioactive materials are confined to a point source; this yields an estimated equivalent dose of 0.148 µSv/h. The second is based on an extended radioactive source and gives an estimated equivalent dose of 0.173 µSv/h. These results are not very different and are essentially consistent with the results of Cases 1 and 2 shown in table E.1.

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Summary: This companion to the new 2nd edition of Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy strengthens students grasp of must-know information by actively engaging them in the learning process. The perfect resource for laboratory classes, this workbook provides a wide range of exercises to help students prepare for success in the dental health profession. This edition has been expanded to emphasize problem-based learning, and incorporates the importance placed on case studies by ...show morethe National Dental Hygiene Board Examination. Structure Identification Exercises provide unlabeled figures from the text to allow students to identify the different structures. Guidelines for Tooth Drawing let students draw every kind of permanent tooth, from examples shown by 14 shaded drawings of the permanent teethwith each exercise including a template and graph paper, plus evaluation criteria. Infection Control for Extracted Teeth presents guidelines in an easy to follow numbered list, providing the proper procedures for the collection and inspection of extracted teeth. Occlusal Evaluation and Initial Occulsal Examination show how to perform an occlusal evaluation using the necessary equipment and steps. Glossary Exercises include crossword puzzles and word searches, providing students with a creative way to test their understanding of important terminology. 10 case study exercises reflect the emphasis placed on case study by the National Dental Hygiene Board Examinationstressing the need to go beyond the basic facts and rote learning to promote a higher level of concept integration. 32 detachable flashcards include clear line drawings of the permanent anterior and posterior teeth, with the five views of the tooth (labial, lingual, mesial, distal, and incisal) on the front and a description on the back. ...show less
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Meet DPS school board At-Large hopefuls Michael Kiley, Barbara O'Brien, Joan Poston
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Poston, a Colorado native who went to Wheat Ridge High School, was inspired to run by a mid-July visit to a Dallas museum chronicling the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. "I was considerably moved by the experience," she says. After listening to some of his speeches, she says she realized that JFK's era "wasn't Camelot, but it was good. And a lot of people did things for their country. Then I came home and I was in the bathtub, and I was reading the newspaper and saw this little clip and it said the rules for running for school board."
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She's worked with DPS in the past, having served on the PTA of her daughter's elementary school and then on the district School Accountability Improvement Committee, which evaluates policies and makes recommendations to the district. She also worked as a reading-and-writing paraprofessional in DPS schools for five years.
Poston believes DPS is mostly headed in the right direction. She likes charter and innovation schools as long as the community supports them, believes in school choice, and thinks some low-performing schools should be closed. "There are certain situations where you open the doors and you let the flood waters through," she says.
But she's less supportive of the way DPS has gone about its reforms. Parent and community voices have often been ignored, she says. "I think change happens when you have buy-in from the community, and I don't see sometimes the buy-in happening."
Poston believes the key to turning around low-performing schools is "re-culturizing" them. Her theory, she says, "has a little bit to do with being a microbiologist and knowing that after you've been on antibiotics...your gut loses its normal flora and it becomes just one organism, and then it becomes bad. You have to have all sorts of things in your gut in order for it to work properly." It's the same for schools, she says. "It's not school uniforms; it's not a certain curriculum. It is a combination of them. And it can be as simple as one popular kid standing up and saying, 'I'm going to do this.'
"I don't have any magic potions for what to do when a school is burning down," she adds. "I do think that DPS sometimes doesn't give the stew enough time to cook." If a school is showing improvement, however incremental, Poston thinks it should be left alone.
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"I'm an underdog and a very, very, very dark horse," Poston says. "My motives are different than other people's motives. I'm actually doing this because I want to serve.... I'm not doing it because I think I'm going to be governor one day."
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THE Associated Press | June 22,2013MONTPELIER Vermonts highest court affirmed a minimum 14-year prison sentence Friday for a man convicted in the 2004 death of his ex-wife, rejecting his claims that he should have been allowed to testify about her propensity for violence.
In its decision, the Vermont Supreme Court affirmed a lower courts sentence of William Al Kimmick and said that court had heard sufficient details about how Kathryn Kimmick was prone to alcohol-fueled violent outbursts.
The lower court expressly recognized that petitioner had committed the offense while the victim was drunk and armed with a knife, and that theirs had been a particularly volatile relationship, the Supreme Court wrote.
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The body of Kathryn Kimmick, 41, was found frozen in a car outside her Bethel apartment on Jan. 23, 2004. It was estimated she had died three days before. An autopsy found she died of a blow, or blows, to the head. William Kimmick has said she attacked him with a knife beforehand.
William Kimmick fled to Taiwan after her death, but he surrendered to authorities there after his passport was revoked and returned to the United States.
Kimmick was charged with second-degree murder, but in the fall of 2004 he agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter.
In 2007, the Supreme Court upheld his conviction.
The next year, acting as his own lawyer, Kimmick filed the petition, arguing his attorney threatened to withdraw from the case if Kimmick testified about his late ex-wifes history of violence.
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Many retro housewife photo projects revolve around a hopeless situation and a restless, lonely woman; the series titled She by Formento+Formento may be just as dark and depressing, but in place of captivity is liberation. Inspired by the song 'She Is Leaving Home' by The Beatles, it depicts a woman escaping her sad life for a new one.
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4,6 en mayo 26, 2014
What an awesome stay. Charles and Bob are very gracious innkeepers and we loved Amy as well. Location next to battlefield and cemetery made us feel like we went back in time. If you are a Civil War buff, you could not ask for a better environment and knowledgeable hosts.
5 en noviembre 03, 2011
Room is decorated with warmth & beautiful furnishings. The bedding made it difficult to get up due to the comfort of the mattress & soft linens. Our breakfast was outstanding! Delicious & great presentations -- lovely dishes. The innkeepers, very entertaining, funny & very warm-hearted, love these guys!
4,6 en octubre 02, 2011
This B&B had the most delicious breakfast in a memorable setting. Retired actors and current innkeepers make this an extra special place.
5 en agosto 07, 2011
Beautiful inn, wonderful innkeepers who really make staying here an excellent experience. Breakfast is always delicious!
5 en mayo 21, 2010
This was the most elegant B&B which we have visited. The owners, service, food were all outstanding! We shall return.
5 en febrero 28, 2010
The Inn at Antietam is the perfect place to relax and enjoy a stroll of the grounds and the view of the surrounding countyside. The accommodations are delightful and the rooms are beautifully furnished. Innkeepers Bob and Charles provide a hearty breakfast, wonderful conversation, and sage advice about dining, shopping and nearby attractions.
4,4 en julio 10, 2009
Lovely stay, very friendly and helpfull innkeepers. Have stayed more than once and will return !
4,6 en septiembre 06, 2008
Charles and Robert are wonderful hosts and they make the guests feel at home. This is a lovely house with places inside and out to relax. The breakfast can't be beat and it's a great way to meet the other guests. The Antietam battlefield is almost at your door.
5 en mayo 30, 2008
This is a beautiful inn. Each room is attractive and the location is perfect for day trips in the surrounding area. The innkeepers are delightful and very knowledgeaable of the are. Breakfasts were delicious. I will go back!
5 en mayo 28, 2008
Loved every second of my stay!
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Bob Landon has been making wine for decades, but he didn't always have French oak barrels and stainless steel tanks at his disposal. His first forays into small-batch winemaking took place in his basement, but like Batman's love of justice, his hobby was soon elevated to a profession. Today, he and the Landon Winery staff cultivate Texas–grown viognier and tempranillo grapes into a rotating selection of house varietals.
At either location, oenophiles can deepen their knowledge of wines or simply explore the facilities. The McKinney location features an old well that dates back more than 150 years, and the 15,000 square foot Greenville location boasts more than 100 oak barrels filled with grapey blends and one batch of orange juice just pretending. Landon Winery also hosts events and classes that allow visitors to pair wines with food, sample sips, and make their own custom wines.
Bear Creek Spirits & Wine breathes life into stale shindigs with a bountiful selection of snacks, mixers, glassware, and celebratory cigars. Cocktails can be deliciously blended using muddlers, shakers, and strainers with nonalcoholic mixers by Mr & Mrs T, including the classic bloody-mary mix ($5.99 for 64 oz. bottle), the tangy margarita mix ($4.49 for 1 L.), and the thick accents of a white russian. Chips and snacks ($0.99+) savor the flavor of any party table and can also become a strategic moat when placed around a wall of coolers. Liquid takes a distinct shape when bordered by exotic glassware, including the stocky Lolita Birthday shot glass ($12), the full-bodied BFF wine glass ($25), and the top-heavy Beach Diva martini glass ($25). Care for your bottles with aerators and foil cutters, or use cork cages to keep your souvenir stoppers from flying away. Smugly infiltrating the store with sweet aromas, an army of cigars including Cohibo Toro ($16.99), Ashton Churchill ($10.99), and Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story ($7.99), file into the in-store humidor and brag about whose leaves are the most desired.
Under the tutelage of French winemaker Benjamin Calais, the experts at Calais Winery craft varietals using traditional French techniques. That's why the winery proudly proclaims itself "The French Winery of Texas," making La Cuvee d'Elme aged in French oak barrels and a Zinfandel-Sangiovese blend with a thick accent. Visitors can drop in for a wine tasting, during which they're invited to sample five wines from the current list. Those with a deeper curiosity about winemaking can enroll in classes that illuminate the process from grape to bottle.


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The effect on shippers has been equally dramatic. While previous reactions by major importers have typically been temporary diversions of cargo, many shippers say they're making permanent changes in their supply chain to avoid certain ports altogether or alternatively, to move some cargo to an air freight program.
A stroll through the convention hall during last September's annual conference of the American Association of Port Authorities pretty much sums it up-security remains at the top of the list for the maritime industry. Booth after booth of exhibitors' products and services were devoted to this singular topic. "Security has been the fastest growing and least controllable cost we have had over the last couple of years," acknowledges Bernard S. Groseclose, Jr., President and CEO for the South Carolina States Ports Authority.
Groseclose says he's a little curious as to how other ports are coping with the extra costs associated with increased security rules and regulations. "I've asked other port directors, 'How are you dealing with these extraordinary cost increases?' The Port of Charleston is just an operating port. We receive no subsidies from the state, and we have no taxing ability. We have to operate like a business, and like a business we have to cover our costs. We have a very good rate of return on our revenues and our activity at the port. It's a very productive operation. But, there has been nothing out there to offset the rapidly increasing operating expense for security. We've gone from about 48 people on our port police staff to nearly 80 now, and that's just in the last 3 years. In addition, we've gone from spending just over $2 million per year on security to over $4 million per year. The federal government has dribbled out a little bit of port security grant money for capital improvements, but it doesn't come close to what ports require and it doesn't do anything to cover operating costs," he says.
Not only is security costly for seaports, it's costly for shippers too, and in a variety of ways. For example, a recent study by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu warns that the loss from a security breach of just one shipping container could cost companies up to a collective $1 trillion. Consider that a single case of mad cow disease in 2002 cost the Canadian beef industry $2.5 billion, while the costs of cyber attacks last year reached $12.5 billion. "Global business organizations are now squarely in the front line when it comes to protecting their supply chain, their data, their brand, and their very existence," says Jerry Leamon, Deloitte global managing partner for clients and markets. "If companies don't take steps to protect their employees, customers, shareholders, and society from risks now inherent in their businesses, they also risk more costly mandated government regulations." Finally, "In the new secure economy, CEOs are not only asking themselves how they can increase shareholder value, but increasingly, 'What can destroy our brand?'"
The upside is that there's a positive correlation between security investments and efficiency. According to Deloitte, one major private-public supply chain initiative resulted in cost savings of between $378 and $462 per shipping container.
Beth Ann Rooney, Director of Port Security, for the Port Authority of NY & NJ, says that, "We have clearly dealt with the physical security of vessels and facilities, but we're a long way from securing cargo." She cites the incident that occurred outside New York harbor last July, which prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to detain the CSAV containership Rio Puelo, after the Department of Agriculture received an anonymous email stating that containerloads of Argentine lemons were contaminated with a "harmful biological substance." Although the lemons turned out to be free from contamination, it took over a week for the ship to dock in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and the lemons had spoiled by then. CSAV told officials from the Department of Homeland Security that the incident cost the Chilean shipping company $318,000 in out-of-pocket expenses.
Rooney says, "We don't yet have clear protocols and procedures to deal with those types of emergencies," and when it comes to responding, in the case of NY/NJ, "it's complicated by the fact that you have two states, multiple local jurisdictions, local mayors, Senators, and everyone gets to have a say." The focus for many ports now, as the 'Operation Lemon Drop' incident illustrates, is "response and emergency management-business continuity issues," says Rooney. As World Trade went to press, the port was preparing to conduct a Department of Homeland Security-sponsored 'war game.' According to Rooney, "We're going to look at massive disruption, a complete port shutdown. We want to know when the port would reopen again and what cargo would get priority. Do oil and chemicals move first, or is it food and retail? What about passengers? And, what is the economic impact day-to-day in the case of a complete shutdown?" This is the first 'war game' of its kind, she adds. "We've had a lot of exercises geared towards response, but this one's geared towards consequence management and business resumption."
Part of the problem is that the federal government "has not worked out protocols for how to start the trade and transportation system after an event. That's the reality," states Stephen E. Flynn, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. "The biggest unaddressed question right now is that while there have been efforts to improve the security of the system to prevent a terrorist incident, there has yet been no planning or exercise done for how to restore the system should our preventive efforts fail. There has to be a national level incident-management scheme. They're putting the system together, but they haven't started managing incidents yet."
In written testimony prepared for "The 9/11 Commission's Maritime Transportation Security Proposals," Flynn gives his assessment of the state of U.S. seaports.
He writes, "I am confident that the 9/11 Commission would readily acknowledge that, had they had more time, one of the areas they would have spent it is on would have been in fleshing out their recommendations for improving transportation security specifically, and critical infrastructure protection more generally. This is not the strongest part of their report. Still, the Commission has performed a valuable service by documenting:
(1) That during the decade before September 11, 2001, counter-terrorism measures as a part of border security was not seen as a national security matter and were largely neglected.
(2) That there remains a serious lack of balance in our investment in protecting the transportation sector with over ninety percent of the nation's annual investment in TSA going to aviation-and virtually all of that has been dedicated to only passenger security.
(3) That the risk of harm is great or greater in the maritime and surface transportation modes.
(4) That TSA still not has developed an integrated strategic plan for the transportation sector nor has it developed plans to protect the individual modes of transportation."
"Based on my assessment of the state of transportation security both before and since 9/11, I agree with all these findings. I would add to that list my concern that many of the helpful measures being pursued by the administration in the area of maritime transportation security are not being adequately resourced to address the threat to this sector."
Regarding security funding, Flynn notes, "Since 9/11, Washington has provided only $516 million dollars towards the $5.6 billion the Coast Guard estimates U.S. ports need to make them minimally secure. In the FY2005 budget, the White House asked for just $50 million more. Given the severe constraints on the state and local budgets within the jurisdictions where America's commercial seaports are located, it is difficult to see how these ports are in any position to bankroll the new security requirements that have been thrust upon them."
"Congress also failed to authorize new funding to pay for staffing and training Coast Guard inspectors to verify that everyone is following the new rules. This is so even though the Maritime Transportation Security Act mandates that the Department of Homeland Security certify annually that ports and ships engaged in commerce with the United States are compliant with the code. The evidence to date is that much of the international maritime community is simply going through the motions. On the day the ISPS (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code) went into force (July 1, 2004), only one-half of the world's port facilities had gotten around to submitting their security plans-and most were thrown together in the final weeks before the deadline. In the United States, according to a GAO report released on June 30th, every one of the 2,913 facility plans submitted to the Coast Guard in early 2004 were found to be deficient. Just 120 had undertaken the necessary remedial steps to secure approval by mid-June 2004."
The (not so) good news-cargo volumes are growing
The good news is that cargo volumes are on the rise, the bad news is that cargo volumes are on the rise. More than any other port(s), Los Angeles and Long Beach have felt the effects of the massive influx of cargo from Asia. Historically, the port complex has been the gateway for inbound Asian trade, and therefore it's no surprise that LA/LB was one of the first to exhibit 'stress cracks.'China's Minister of Communications, Zhang Chunxian told attendees at a maritime industry conference recently that the container volume from China is likely to reach 60 million TEUs this year, and hit 100 million TEUs by 2010-those numbers are daunting.
Currently, shortages of longshore labor, port congestion, and intermodal service problems are hurting the movement of freight at LA/LB, but many industry executives believe it's only a matter of time before similar problems crop up along other Pacific Rim ports.
During the height of the peak shipping season this fall, between 20 and 30 vessels were forced to drop anchor outside the breakwater in LA/LB, while the time required to 'work' a vessel doubled from a normal 3-4 days to an average of 6-7 days. Ongoing rail problems only exacerbated the issue. To its credit, the port complex has pursued such initiatives as the Alameda Corridor (a high-speed rail corridor to expedite intermodal freight), PierPass (the extended gate hour program, which will become effective in early 2005), and has hired additional longshore labor. It may be too late, because some shippers have already made changes in their supply chain strategies.
J. Michael Zachary, Director of Port Planning and Logistics for the Port of Tacoma remarks, "The biggest thing we're seeing is a diversification of cargo coming up to Tacoma. The reason we're seeing it is that the ships are being put off schedule because of the circumstances in Southern California; they're either having to wait to get in to berth, they're not being off-loaded in time, or the boxes are not being moved inland according to their schedule. We have seen an increase not only in actual boxes arriving, but we've also seen a tremendous amount of customers actually coming to the port and saying, 'I'm ready to make a move here-how much can you take?' Our objective is making sure that what we tell them is correct, i.e. that we do have capacity, and that the capacity will perform. We're talking mostly rail capacity, not only in and out of the Port of Tacoma, but throughout the entire state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region."
Zachary said that at the beginning of the year, BNSF and UP railroads were spending most of their money of capacity improvements along the southern corridor. However, when the congestion started appearing in June and July, the railroads began spending more on increasing capacity on other routes. "The dollars spent today (on rail routes) do not give us increased capacity tomorrow or even next month. But, it does show that the railroads realize that they need to increase capacity, and they understand that cargo is coming north."
Obviously, because Southern California represents a market of 28 million people, a dramatic shift in freight movement isn't likely. Yet, there's a lot of freight that transits LA/LB on it's way to other markets, such as the East Coast, the Southeast, and the Midwest. "The Midwest and the Northeast have also been our breadbasket," says Zachary, and the logistics infrastructure to serve those markets is already in place. "With more cargo coming into those lanes, costs are actually driven down." The bulk of diverted cargo the Port of Tacoma is now handling is that which is, "everything north of Memphis and east of Chicago." Meanwhile, freight destined for the Southeast is also on the rise.
As for all-water routes from Asia to the U.S., the post-Panamax vessels still can't pass through the Panama Canal, and the Canal is "nearing maximum capacity levels," according to the Panama Canal Authority. Even still, most every port along the U.S. East Coast is reporting increased container volumes from Asia. JAXPORT, the Jacksonville, Florida, port authority, currently relies on feeder vessels to accommodate Asia trade. However, "our goal is to have direct service to Asia," says a spokesperson for the port. "It's no secret that by offering direct service to Asia, we'll open up tremendous growth."
Furthermore, while the long-standing "logistics philosophy" has for years revolved around using LA/LB as a gateway to the U.S. with a mini-landbridge (rail) to the East Coast, the reality is that such as strategy may no longer be saving time or money, asserts Zachary. "From a logistics point of view, Norfolk Southern and CSX do not have a very good east-west intermodal service, so the cost and the reliability from an East Coast port getting into Columbus, Ohio, for instance, or Louisville, Kentucky, or the Tennessee area, is not there. We're seeing traffic destined for those areas (which would have previously gone through LA/LB) now going through us. It's really picked up since June and July, and each month is a significant increase over the previous month." He adds, "The people we're talking to-shipping lines, railroads, 3PLs, logistics companies-are saying the only reason they went through LA/LB before was because of the local market, and also because there was a cost structure down there. Once they make this move (to the Pacific Northwest), they find that the cost structure is better going through the northern tier rather than Southern California, especially for the inland distribution aspect."
Another advantage, says Zachary, is the high level of community support for the maritime industry. "Up here, [longshore] labor and the PMA (Pacific Maritime Association) have voiced their support to the increased capacity and the willingness to make it work." Meanwhile, in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, "The Departments of Transportation have realized that the Pacific Northwest is a major gateway for freight. The state of Washington, for instance, has created several 'freight mobility' initiatives. And, a lot of our politicians are looking at what's happening down in Southern California and learning from the lessons."
The Port of Charleston has also experiencing changing freight patterns. "Since the ILWU lockout, we have seen some shifting of business," says Groseclose. "Some of it may be related to that, but there's also been changes in the domestic market. The Southeast is becoming a bigger market and shippers are starting to look at things differently. Why not all-water to the East Coast?"
Groseclose also sees the limitations with the Panama Canal, which he believes "puts more emphasis back on the Suez [canal] route, particularly from Southeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast. If you look at the growth in India and China, what we're seeing is growth that's better than 25 percent annually. Coming west through the Suez Canal is not a bad alternative. We're already seeing more containerized freight from China and India."
He adds, "My biggest concern is the state of our infrastructure in the country. The congestion on highways, roads, all the way to links between terminals and rail yards, for instance. I think we've got a really serious issue facing our industry, and it impacts everyone in the intermodal transportation process. How do we move this freight to market in a timely fashion? Rail is a weak link, certainly, but at the same time our highway system is not necessarily a great alternative. If rail was to be improved it could become a viable opportunity to shift some of that cargo-to get it off of the highways."
Indeed, a study by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) asserts that if 25 percent of freight volume is shifted to road from rail, then 3.3 million truckloads of freight could be taken off the highways. Such a move would save commuters an average of 44 hours each year and reduce congestion costs by an average of $620 per household each year in the 49 major cities reviewed. "One freight train can carry as much as 500 trucks, and one intermodal container train can carry nearly 300 truck trailers," remarks Edward Hamberger, the AAR's president and chief executive.
Nonetheless, Groseclose says the problems surrounding infrastructure and transportation have thus far generated more talk than action. "Congress just put another extension on T-21 (the federal transportation bill). When are we going to do something about it? We keep on delaying the inevitable here." He is referring to the passage by Congress in late September of an eight-month extension on a federal spending plan for roads, highways, and bridges, which means that lawmakers will have to start from scratch on the bill when it convenes next year.
The challenges of handling surging trade volumes are not just limited to LA/LB or even U.S. seaports. An official with IE Canada, the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, said recently, "We have serious intermodal problems and we need collective solutions, rather than individual finger-pointing." The group is putting together a public-private shipping coalition to address the issue. As it stands now, "The importer is paying for the delays that are occurring," says the official, noting that at the Port of Vancouver some cargo is taking 15-17 days to reach Toronto or Chicago, rather than the usual 5-7 days.
The Port of Tacoma's J. Michael Zachary opts for the 'make lemonade from lemons' approach, so to speak. Regardless of the problems caused by the huge increase in cargo, he says it's all been "worth the wait."


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Alright, so to me it looks like the forum is dying and fading very fast. People are leaving, others don't come quite as often. This is the place where idea's are made and discussed. This forum needs to have fresh idea's and it needs them now. Feel free to flood this page with ideas and everyone should take part in this discussion so we can start a new project to raise the popularity of this forum.
Ask Tyrant Swain
Here's the one I won't force upon anyone but will mention whenever a good opportunity arises, like this thread for example. Make ask threads strictly Riot Canon related. No RPing in ask threads, just asking. Then remake all the ''A day in _____''' threads to simply ''GRP/Location:________'' and basically use all locations in Valoran in them. Now, instead of RPing across ****loads of Ask threads and whatnot, the RPs that would happen there will happen in the new Grand RP. Basically, what we do now is use the ask threads and ''A day in _____'' threads as a single huge ass RP that basically covers the whole forum. This, of course, creates problems because while RPing it is hard to keep the champion the same, cause they get to see stuff...deep stuff. And this leads to Ask thread RPs being half-assed. With this, we could remove the issue once and for all. And of course, even threads like Sona's party, for example, will be part of the Grand RP, which would make stuff like Tryndamere hooking up with Sejuani possible. Of course, if something like that happened we would have to simulate the events that would happen after that, like Frajyord becoming engulfed in a Civil war maybe? It goes without saying that the Grand RP threads would all be open, unless specified that they aren't (like secret meetings and whatnot). And of course, the most important bit, your char can die in it. So that stuff like Lux rampaging through Noxus would not be without consequences. Now, that creates a problem, and it has two solutions: a) Char immediately respawns, all RP that led to their death resets. b) Chars die, but get a respawn timer of a few days (a week maybe?). All RP that led to their death resets. c) Chars stay dead permanently. We all have a complete RP reset every 3 months. All this with a primary thread that watches people's respawn timers and works like Viktor's list thread. And we can use that profile site to keep track of all champs' progressions. Or champs, like it is currently, can't die in RPs, yeah, that works too. All RPs that are not part of the GPR are unaffected. Again, this isn't something I want to force upon people, it just floats around my head, and I like opportunities where I can let it leak out.
Ask the String
I say what we need is more large events (Like the Harrowing or Snowdown parties) where everyone can gather together, hang out and interact with, and basically let them run wild there (not literally of course...)
Ask the Kumiho
I don't know if it's because there's *another* place people can go to (I won't say anything else on the matter), but because the Champions all stagnate here - as someone stated, none of your actions have severe consequences, it can get very very dull. RPing as if your character was in the same timeline gets boring quickly. While ideas such as events are nice and all, those threads also get very convoluted and they eventually get focused on perhaps one or two characters/scenes while the rest of the people are busy scrabbling to find their post twenty pages ago because two people spam one liners about kissing and hugging each other. Why can't Champions do threads that are completely insane? If Orianna wants to do something Portal-esque, then she can write (Non-Canon) in her thread title. That way the people who always cry about things not being a part of lore really don't have much to cry over at all while allowing a little more 'creative freedom' as some people have said.
I was thinking about taking over Viktor's battlecast and making a ''3 posts per day'' limit. But I won't take over if he still wishes to go through with it.
Ask Trollyguy
I say i might be new to the RP thing but what i say well think about when you start a match and everyone is lvl 1 and they gain xp to grow. So i say we should be able to have our charaters grow in certein ways such as learning new magic and skills. Because when i think about it i feel like im the same charater who never changed in anyway. Kinda like pokemon where no matter which ones you choose they grow. Heck might even give some love to the champs like me.


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The pilgrimage – which began Sept. 8 – comes after the initiation of peace talks between the government and the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia, a revolutionary guerrilla organization that had been in conflict with the state for decades.
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Royals Release Bruce Chen
The Royals have released left-hander Bruce Chen, MLB Daily Dish's Chris Cotillo reports (Twitter link). Chen, 37, was designated for assignment by the team last week.
The veteran had a 7.45 ERA over 48 1/3 innings with the Royals this season, making seven starts and six relief appearances. ERA predictors aren't usually friendly to a low-strikeout, contact pitcher such as Chen, though his current FIP (4.57), xFIP (4.64) and SIERA (4.43) indicate that he has been rather unlucky to produce that 7.45 total this season.
Chen re-signed with the Royals last winter, inking a one-year, $3.25MM deal with a $5.5MM mutual option for 2015 (with a $1MM buyout). He has pitched for 10 different teams over his 16-year career and it's possible he could turn his total up to 11 if a club is on the lookout for an experienced southpaw as bullpen depth down the stretch. Chen is only a year removed from a 2013 season that saw him post a 3.27 ERA over 121 innings for Kansas City.
Nine players remain in "DFA Limbo," and you can follow their status with the MLB Trade Rumors DFA Tracker.
Royals Designate Bruce Chen For Assignment
The Royals have designated veteran lefty Bruce Chen for assignment, according to a tweet from Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com. Chen, a 37-year-old native of Panama, is playing on a one-year, $4.25MM deal that includes a $5.5MM option for next season ($1MM buyout).
Chen earned that deal with a strong 2013, in which he posted a 3.27 ERA over 121 innings, including 15 starts and 16 relief appearances. But he has not carried that production forward to 2014. Over 48 1/3 frames — again, evenly split between starts (7) and relief appearances (6) — Chen has allowed 7.45 earned runs per nine.
Of course, Chen's peripherals remain largely in line with his recent marks: he has struck out batters at a 6.7 K/9 rate that matches exactly his career mean, and has walked slightly fewer batters (3.0 per nine) than he has averaged. Chen's FIP (4.58), xFIP (4.64), and SIERA (4.43) all suggest that he has been as good or better than in years past, and should be in line for some positive regression.
Royals Re-Sign Bruce Chen
SATURDAY: The deal is now official, according to a team release.
THURSDAY 2:58pm: Chen will actually get $3MM this year, with the remaining $1.25MM guarantee going to his mutual option buyout, tweets Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com.
10:45am: The Royals will bring back free agent swingman Bruce Chen after agreeing to terms on a one-year, $4.25MM deal that includes a $5.5MM mutual option for 2015. The 36-year-old lefty, a client of the Boras Corporation, will earn $3.25MM in 2014 and is also promised a $1MM buyout on the option. He can also make an additional $1.25MM in performance bonuses.
Chen resurrected his career in Kansas City and has spent the last five seasons there. Working mostly as a starter, but also seeing significant time in the pen, Chen has posted a 4.32 ERA in 670 1/3 innings during that time. In the process, he has maintained a 6.1 K/9 strikeout rate and 2.9 BB/9 walk rate. Last year, maintaining roughly that K:BB rate, Chen threw to a 3.27 ERA in 121 innings over 15 starts and 19 relief appearances.
Interestingly, throughout his career, Chen has had as much success against right-handed hitters (.774 OPS against) as against lefties (.798). And he has fared as well when starting a game (.779) as when entering from the pen (.788). Last year, he was actually significantly better against opposite-handed hitters and in a starting role.
Already having over ten years of MLB service, Chen should be in line to achieve ten and five rights — an effective no-trade clause. The MLB Basic Agreement provides: "The contract of a Player with ten or more years of Major League service, the last five of which have been with one Club, shall not be assignable to another Major League Club without the Player's written consent." Chen originally signed a minor league deal with the Royals in 2009, and was not called up until late June of that year. By my count, he racked up exactly 100 days of service that year. Chen therefore needs an additional 72 days of service to make a full year, which he is on track to reach on May 11, 2014. As a signing free agent, Chen could refuse any trade on or before June 15 anyway, so he should effectively have complete no-trade rights for the coming season.
For the Royals, Chen provides a solid option to slot in at the back of the rotation or serve out of the pen, as the situation dictates over the course of the season. It took only a moderate guarantee to bring back the Panama native, who has not missed significant time due to injury since missing 44 games with a lat strain in early 2011.
It is not clear whether Chen will be expected to battle for a rotation spot during Spring Training. With James Shields, Jeremy Guthrie, and Jason Vargas locks to hold down starting roles (barring injury), Chen could face an uphill battle to break camp as a starter. He would presumably compete with fellow rotation and pen candidates Wade Davis and Luke Hochevar, along with youngsters Danny Duffy, Yordano Ventura, and Kyle Zimmer.
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first reported the signing (via Twitter). Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com first tweeted that the deal was for one year, with a mutual option. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com first reported the deal's value and a breakdown of the financial terms (Twitter links).
Rangers Looking At Lefties To Replace Holland
The Rangers are in discussions with several free agent pitchers who would step in for the injured Derek Holland, reports Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News. Among the pitchers contacted by Texas are Paul Maholm, who revealed the discussions himself recently on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM, and recent Royals swingman Bruce Chen.
With Holland reportedly out until at least the All-Star break, the Rangers will need to account for some innings, whether they do so from within or make an addition. Both Maholm and Chen have generally been reliable inning-eaters over their careers, so the interest makes sense in that regard.
The 31-year-old Maholm should come at a relatively reasonable price after enduring some injury issues and a down season in 2013. After respective 3.66 and 3.67 ERA campaigns, Maholm ended up with a 4.41 ERA last year. He also posted his lowest inings total (153) since becoming a full-time big leaguer, though his strikeout ratio (6.2 K/9 vs. 2.8 BB/9) was in line with his career averages and he actually posted his second-best xFIP (3.89). Maholm landed at the 43rd slot on MLBTR's Tim Dierkes's list of the top fifty free agents.
Chen, 36, was effective last year for Kansas City in a mixed role (15 starts, 19 relief appearances). He ended up with a 3.27 ERA in 121 innings, though his FIP (4.12) and xFIP (4.93) indicate reason to view that tally with a grain of salt. Indeed, Chen's 2013 BABIP-against (.255) and strand rate (78.8% LOB) fell below and above league average, respectively.
The Latest On The Orioles' Pitching Search
Reports yesterday once again connected the Orioles to right-hander Bronson Arroyo, reviving some early offseason linking between the two sides. In his latest piece, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun runs down the list of potential targets for Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette, including Arroyo.
Connolly offers a familiar refrain regarding Arroyo, writing that the right-hander seeks a three-year guarantee. Arroyo has been linked to many clubs to this point, but none has been willing to offer a third guaranteed season to the longtime Reds hurler to this point. Though Arroyo is as durable as any starter in the game, having authored nine consecutive seasons of 199 or more innings, he also turns 37 in February, making such a commitment a risk. Connolly writes that there is a sense that Arroyo would go to Baltimore if guaranteed a third season, and the club is "definitely interested." Duquette and the Orioles have maintained an ongoing dialogue with Arroyo's agent, Terry Bross, Connolly adds.
The Orioles have also had internal discussions about bringing back a familiar face in the form of left-hander Bruce Chen, Connolly reports. Chen's name has scarcely been mentioned to this point in the offseason, but the soft-tossing southpaw is coming off a season in which he posted a 3.27 ERA with 5.8 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 in 121 innings for the Royals. Of course, Chen also posted an astoundingly low 27.7 percent ground-ball rate in 2013, and his 51.9 percent fly-ball rate was the highest in the Majors for pitchers with at least 100 innings. Clearly, such trends would not bode well for a transition to the hitter-friendly parks of the AL East. LIke Arroyo, Chen will turn 37 this year.
Jason Hammel still doesn't figure to be an option for the O's, though Connolly seems to think the idea is becoming more plausible than it was earlier in the offseason. Both sides enjoyed their time together, he writes.
Names like Masahiro Tanaka, Ervin Santana, Ubaldo Jimenez and Matt Garza can all be effectively ruled out, writes Connolly. That's not surprising to hear, given Duquette's earlier statement that the club wouldn't be in the mix for Tanaka and the team's budgetary constraints. Santana, Jimenez and Garza are all likely to sign at least four-year deals, pricing them out of Baltimore's range.
Royals Notes: Butler, Pitching, Chen, Santana, Phillips
The Royals were reportedly open to listening to offers for Billy Butler last month and several teams (including the Mariners) are interested in the slugger, but a Royals team official tells Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star that a Butler trade is unlikely. "Do the math. We're looking to add offense," the official said. "If we trade Butler, we'd have to add a lot of offense. It would have to be a series of moves to do that, and that's hard to do. Plus, there's just not that much available offense out there."
Here's some more from Dutton…
- The Royals are only looking to add one pitcher to their rotation this offseason, at most. James Shields and Jeremy Guthrie have the first two spots and GM Dayton Moore hopes that the final two spots can be filled by the club's internal depth. "To say we need to go out and get two guys…if it happens, great. But it's not a necessity for us. We'd like to get one, but we want to get the right one for the right type of contract," Moore said.
- While Moore wouldn't mind if young arms like Yordano Ventura, Danny Duffy and Kyle Zimmer all won rotation spots, the club prefers a veteran starter. "We've seen medicals on all of the guys…We're still trying to determine what pitchers out there will give us the least amount of risk," Moore said. Dutton has cited Josh Johnson, Tim Hudson and Phil Hughes as Royals targets.
- The Royals are still in contact with Bruce Chen, though they see the left-hander as a swingman more than a solid rotation fixture.
- It seems as if Ervin Santana has priced himself out of the Royals' range, though Moore didn't close the door on a possible return for the free agent right-hander. "Erv was a terrific pitcher for us, and we're going to stay engaged. He's agreed to stay engaged with us. We'll see how it works. I hope he gets a great deal."
- Manager Ned Yost recently said that he and Moore had mentioned Brandon Phillips' name in discussions, though Dutton hears that such a trade would be unlikely. Moore said "Second base is not a huge priority for us" earlier this week, and even with the Reds eating part of Phillips' contract, he would be a costly addition for the Royals.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Billy Butler | Brandon Phillips | Bruce Chen | Cincinnati Reds | Ervin Santana | Kansas City Royals
Central Notes: Chen, Konerko, Brewers, Axford
For the first time since 1992, the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to the postseason. The Buccos and Reds each clinched playoff spots tonight, though it remains to be seen if those two clubs will face each other in the Wild Card game, or if one of them can catch the Cardinals for the NL Central lead. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis all won on Monday, so the Cards retained their two-game lead.
Here's the latest from both the NL and AL Central divisions…
- Bruce Chen loves pitching for the Royals and wants to re-sign the team this winter, the veteran southpaw tells Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. Chen said that he hasn't yet sat down with agent Scott Boras to determine his market and that the Royals "haven't talked to me" about a new contract, but Chen said he hopes to pitch for at least another four or five seasons. The 36-year-old has a 3.13 ERA, 5.7 K/9 and 2.30 K/BB ratio in 109 1/3 IP this season, making 13 starts and 19 appearances out of the bullpen. Dutton shared some more Royals items earlier today.
- Paul Konerko won't decide on his playing future until after the season, a source tells ESPN Chicago's Bruce Levine. Konerko has been toying with the idea of retirement all season, though he has reportedly told friends he intends to play in 2014.
- Norichika Aoki earned a $250K bonus upon making his 140th start of the season tonight, MLB.com's Adam McCalvy reports. This ups Aoki's salary to $1.5MM for the season, and he can earn $0.5875MM for playing in one more game this year. The Brewers have already gotten a huge bargain from Aoki's original two-year, $2.5MM contract and they hold a $1.5MM team option on the outfielder for 2014.
- In other Brewers contract news from McCalvy, right-hander Kyle Lohse will earn a $350K bonus on Wednesday when he retires his first batter and reaches the 190-inning mark for the season.
- John Axford is "open to discussing something with the Cardinals" about a new contract this offseason but for now is just looking forward to the postseason, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Axford has posted a 1.93 ERA in 9 1/3 IP since joining the Cards three weeks ago but he could be a non-tender candidate due to his high arbitration number. Axford is arbitration-eligible for the second time this winter and will earn a raise on his $5MM salary, plus he has two more arb years remaining after that as a Super Two player.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Bruce Chen | Chicago White Sox | John Axford | Kansas City Royals | Kyle Lohse | Milwaukee Brewers | Norichika Aoki | Paul Konerko | St. Louis Cardinals
Cafardo On Chamberlain, Cishek, Royals, Rangers
In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe ranks all 30 managers in the major leagues. In Cafardo's view, you're doing something right if you're managing in MLB, so there are no negative comments for any of the skippers. Buck Showalter takes third place for his work with the surprise Orioles last season. Rays manager Joe Maddon takes second for his innovative ways. The top spot, however, goes to the Giants' Bruce Bochy. Here's more from Cafardo..
- We learned last week that the Rangers are scouting Joba Chamberlain of the Yankees and one AL scout believes that the Bombers believe they have gone as far as they can with the right-hander. "They would deal him in a heartbeat and then fill in with one of their starters in the bullpen," said the scout. "If Texas would give up Mike Olt, a deal could get done there."
- The Marlins' Steve Cishek is drawing considerable interest from teams looking for a reliever. One scout says that the side-arming sinker baller is likely on most wishlists around baseball.
- The Royals are open to moving Luke Hochevar (albeit, for a higher-than-expected price) but they're also willing to trade projected No. 5 starter Bruce Chen.
- The Phillies' Yuniesky Betancourt has improved his visibility and it wouldn't be shocking to see a team deal for him before Opening Day. The shortstop has a March 24th opt out date and he is on the Cardinals' list as they look to replace Rafael Furcal.
- Cafardo believes that there is an obvious trade to be made involving Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello and the Red Sox's Andrew Bailey. However, Boston's rotation is full right now and they already have Allen Webster waiting in the wings.
- One National League GM says that teams will be kicking themselves for missing out on Kyle Lohse, despite the draft pick compensation that he will cost. "That's the way it's going to go," said the GM, "but you also don't want to overpay for a pitcher who has been hanging around that long. If you can't get him at your price, then you look foolish paying what he was asking two months ago." In Cafardo's view, the Rangers are still the most logical destination.
- Manny Acta, who is now serving as an analyst for ESPN, has said that he hopes to get back into managing. However, he says that he's not interested in becoming a GM.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Boston Red Sox | Bruce Chen | Detroit Tigers | Joba Chamberlain | Kansas City Royals | Miami Marlins | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Cishek | Texas Rangers | Yuniesky Betancourt
Quick Hits: Royals, Stanton, Draft, Mets, Nationals
Earlier tonight, the Royals announced the signing of Miguel Tejada to a minor league contract. Whether or not the deal includes an invitation to Spring Training will be announced at a later date, the Royals said in a release. Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star tweeted the addition of Tejada could make Tony Abreu or Irving Falu expendable. Dutton added Falu has options remaining while Abreu doesn't (Twitter link). As the East Coast drops the ball on 2013, let's enjoy another round of MLB news and notes:
- Dutton projects the Royals' payroll to be in neighborhood of $83MM and it's hard for him to see it go much higher (via Twitter). The Royals could free up some salary by moving Luke Hochevar or Bruce Chen, but Dutton doesn't sense any urgency from the club to move either one. Another possibility, although less likely, is Chris Getz (Twitter links).
- The Mariners have contacted the Marlins about Giancarlo Stanton, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com. However, one source Morosi spoke with doubts a trade will occur.
- Baseball America's Jim Callis has updated the 2013 amateur draft order. There are four potential compensation free agents remaining on the market (Michael Bourn, Adam LaRoche, Kyle Lohse, and Rafael Soriano). If they change addresses, their former club will get a pick at the end of the first round and their new team will forfeit their top choice (unless it's one of the top 10 overall).
- Within the same piece, Callis remains surprised the Mets were able to obtain Noah Syndergaard from the Blue Jays in the R.A. Dickey trade. By adding Travis d'Arnaud and Syndergaard, which Callis projects as the Mets' second and third best prospects, the club has boosted their farm system into the top 20.
- Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post listed the Nationals posting the best record in baseball as the club's top storyline in 2012.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: 2013 Amateur Draft | Bruce Chen | Chris Getz | Giancarlo Stanton | Kansas City Royals | Luke Hochevar | Miami Marlins | New York Mets | Noah Syndergaard | Seattle Mariners | Tony Abreu | Travis D'Arnaud | Washington Nationals
Central Notes: Soriano, Pierzynski, Adams, Royals
Happy birthday to Cubs great Fergie Jenkins, who was born 70 years ago today in Chatham, Ontario. The 1971 NL Cy Young Award winner won 167 games in 10 years with the Cubs and wore the red 'C' into the Hall of Fame when he was inducted in 1991.
Here are some items from Chicago and elsewhere around both the AL and NL Central divisions…
- The Braves don't have any interest in trading for Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, tweets David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Cubs are willing to pay $26MM of Soriano's remaining $36MM salary in a trade and have shopped the veteran to the Astros and Phillies this offseason.
- The White Sox would like to bring back A.J. Pierzynski but only at the team's price, writes Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago. While the team has kept in touch with Pierzynski's agent, the Sox are prepared to go ahead with Tyler Flowers as their everyday catcher.
- The Brewers can probably be counted out of the Mike Adams hunt, opines Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Twitter link) as the free agent reliever will likely be priced out of the Crew's range. At least seven other teams besides Milwaukee are known to be interested in Adams.
- Also from Haudricourt, he outlines how the Brewers have been historically unable to keep their major stars, a trend that may continue given the team's small local TV contract. The one exception was Ryan Braun, who was already on an eight-year contract when he signed his major extension with the Crew.
- We heard last month that the Royals were trying to trade Bruce Chen and Luke Hochevar, but Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports that while the team will listen, they "feel no urgency" to move either pitcher. The Royals want a lot of rotation depth and could just put either Chen or Hochevar in the bullpen, though K.C. could also wait until March to find better trade offers. (All links to Dutton's Twitter account.)
- Reds GM Walt Jocketty told reporters (including John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer) that his team is pretty much done its winter shopping, though he hinted that the Reds could add a left-handed reliever.
- As the cost of high-end pitching has risen, Adam Wainwright is in position to receive a huge payday as he enters the final year of his contract with the Cardinals, writes the Associated Press. Both Wainwright and the Cards are open to the idea of discussing a new contract before Opening Day.
- From earlier today, the Cubs and Tigers are the final two suitors for Anibal Sanchez. The Cubs thought they had Sanchez signed to a five-year, $75MM offer, but Sanchez is giving the Tigers a final chance to match or top the offer.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: A.J. Pierzynski | Adam Wainwright | Alfonso Soriano | Atlanta Braves | Bruce Chen | Chicago Cubs | Chicago White Sox | Cleveland Indians | Kansas City Royals | Luke Hochevar | Mike Adams | Milwaukee Brewers | St. Louis Cardinals


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